Time Might Not Be on Bashar al-Assad’s Side
He can win battles, but can he win everything?
October 7, 2016
A boatload of anti-Semites.
Earlier this week, two boats set sail from Barcelona in an attempt to break the blockade on the Gaza Strip. One had to return to port due to technical problems; the other was peaceably diverted by the Israeli navy. Having perused the social-media accounts of passengers aboard the “Women’s Boat to Gaza,” Liel Leibovitz concludes that this was something other than a mission of well-intentioned do-gooders:
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Israel has done exactly what the U.S. wanted.
A boatload of anti-Semites.
Renewing the covenant.
A frequent refuge from persecution.